The 2015–16 Slovenian Third League began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016
with playoffs being played on 4 and 8 June 2016.
Competition format and rules
The 2015–16 Slovenian Third League was divided into four regional groups with a total of 52 participating clubs. Three groups (i.e. North, Centre, East) were composed of 14 clubs, while the group West only had 10 clubs that were participating in the competition. The winners of the regular season in each group played a promotional
two-legged play-offs to decide which two teams promoted to the
Slovenian Second League
The Slovenian Second Football League ( sl, Druga slovenska nogometna liga or commonly 2. SNL) is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.
Format and rul ...
. Reserve teams of the
top division sides were ineligible to promote to the second division, due to the rules of the
Football Association of Slovenia
The Football Association of Slovenia ( sl, Nogometna zveza Slovenije or NZS) is the governing body of football in Slovenia. It organizes the first division (1. SNL), second division (2. SNL), third division (East and West), Slovenian Cup, Sl ...
, which stipulated that one club's main squad and their reserve team must be at least two leagues apart in the country's
football pyramid
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
.
Consequently, in case one club's main squad would get relegated from the top division to the second division their reserve team would be automatically relegated from the third division.
The number of relegated teams from each group was determined by the number of
regional MNZ's from which the clubs in all four groups were a part of.
*MNZ Celje (North)
*MNZ Maribor (North)
*MNZ Ptuj (North)
*MNZG-Kranj (Centre)
*MNZ Ljubljana (Centre)
*MNZ Lendava (East)
*MNZ Murska Sobota (East)
*MNZ Koper (West)
*MNZ Nova Gorica (West)
This meant that three teams from 3. SNL North were relegated at the end of the season and replaced by the winners of the fourth tier competitions held separately in MNZ Celje, MNZ Maribor and MNZ Ptuj. The number of relegated teams from 3. SNL Centre and 3. SNL East was two, while only the bottom team was relegated from 3. SNL West as MNZ Koper and MNZ Nova Gorica managed a combined fourth tier competition. The number of relegated teams was also determined by the location of teams which relegated from the second division.
3. SNL Centre
Clubs
League table
3. SNL East
Clubs
League table
3. SNL North
Clubs
League table
3. SNL West
Clubs
League table
Play-offs
A two-legged play-offs between the group winners for promotion to the
Slovenian Second League
The Slovenian Second Football League ( sl, Druga slovenska nogometna liga or commonly 2. SNL) is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.
Format and rul ...
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First leg
Second leg
Brda and
Brežice 1919 were promoted to the
Slovenian Second League
The Slovenian Second Football League ( sl, Druga slovenska nogometna liga or commonly 2. SNL) is the second highest football league in Slovenia. The league was formed in 1991 and is operated by the Football Association of Slovenia.
Format and rul ...
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See also
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2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga (also known as the Prva liga Telekom Slovenije for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested ...
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2015–16 Slovenian Second League
External links
Football Association of SloveniaMNZG-KranjMNZ Murska SobotaMNZ MariborMNZ Nova Gorica
References
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Slovenian Third League, 2015-16
Slovenian Third League seasons